Raw Food Diet Benefits

The benefits of raw food diets are being touted by

many people lately.

Apart from keeping a body lean and energized,

raw food is also incredibly important for

maintaining optimal health.

A raw food diet consists of food that has basically not been cooked or exposed to
temperatures over 118 degrees F. At that temperature, all the natural
enzymes are destroyed, and enzymes are important for digestion and other
chemical processes in our body.

In our society we have forgotten

what REAL, Raw food tastes like.

We overcook
food, cook out the nutrients and then add a whole lot of salt or sugars and seasonings, so we
don’t taste what nature has supplied us with.

We want our food to be
fast and convenient and taste ‘good’.

Cooked food such as
carbohydrates do more than make us gain weight. They can turn into a
carcinogen called acrylamide, a chemical used to make plastic!

Frying
foods, the Worst way to cook, makes oils oxidize into free radicals,
which increase the risk of cancers and heart diseases.

Considering
a move towards becoming a raw vegan? Your body, mind and soul will
thank you, you will feel more alive and become a healthier, happier and
stronger person.

Here are some of the most important benefits that the
raw food diet brings.

Get More Fiber

Consuming
raw fruits and veggies is optimal when it comes to giving your body
sufficient quantities of fiber.

Take broccoli, for example.

A very
nutrient dense and fiber rich food, but how many people don’t like it
because when they get it, it is a mushy, smelly mess, or covered in cheese?!

Broccoli is another food that most people Overcook!

Foods that
are rich in fiber

support cardiovascular health,

improve digestion and

help with effective weight management.

If you’ve been experiencing
problems like constipation and indigestion, chances are that
your diet doesn’t supply sufficient amounts of fiber!

Optimal Vitamin and Nutrient Delivery

Various
vitamins, minerals and nutrients can be destroyed during thermal
processing.

By cooking plant foods, you’re decreasing their health
benefits.

Also, cooked foods allow the toxins to back up in your body,
while raw foods will help to eliminate them.

Vitamin A, C, E and folate are examples of vitamins that get destroyed during the cooking process.

Enzymes
are also heat-sensitive.

Research suggests that consuming high-enzyme
foods can lead to significant improvements in digestion, something that
you can’t accomplish by cooking your food.

How many times do you reheat your food in the microwave, after its already been cooked?

Think about it.

Ugh!

Blood pH Alkalinity

Many
cooked foods, especially products of animal origin, are acidic in
nature. Eating such products frequently impacts the pH of blood.

There
are various theories about acidic pH and how it creates the right
environment for the development of numerous medical conditions
(including cancer and various chronic diseases).

Our bodies are
intended to be mostly alkaline.

Our lifestyle and diets today make us
very acidic,

thus the whole slew of horrible and life-wasting diseases.

Your
blood needs to stay in the range of 7.35 to 7.45 pH, or you will get
seriously ill. The more alkaline your blood is, the more oxygen it
carries, the more energy and endurance and fewer illnesses you will
have.

Raw and vegan foods are predominantly alkaline.

Adopting a
raw food diet is one of the best opportunities for reducing severe
bodily acidity and improving your overall health.

The typical
Western diet is very high in acidic foods and the only option for
achieving balance involves serious nutritional changes.

Look at the chart below.

Which side of the plate is Your Diet on?

Beauty and Self-Confidence

By eating fruits and vegetables raw, you are getting all of their micro-nutrients and vitamins as raw food diet benefits.

By
opting for a raw diet, you will see major improvements in your
appearance.

You will have stronger and shinier hair.

Your nails will
become less brittle.

The elasticity of your skin will be restored and
you will feel young and invigorated.

A raw food diet will also give
you an energy boost!

Pairing that with the beauty benefits, going for
the raw diet should give you tons of self-confidence and make you feel a
lot happier about yourself!

It is also said that it is nearly impossible

to gain weight while eating raw foods!

Additional Raw Food Diet Benefits For Your Health

These are some of the main advantages, but switching to a raw food diet will give you an opportunity to enjoy many others.

Raw food diets will reduce inflammation in your body, one of the causes of so many our diseases today.

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